Dunsmuir Viaduct Crash Kills 1, Seriously Injures 3

Cyclists rides across the new two-way bike lane separated from traffic on the Dunsmuir Viaduct in Vancouver in this March 10, 2010 file photo. One person has been killed and three others have been injured in a crash on the road (John Lehmann/Globe and Mail)

UPDATE: Vancouver police say a 22-year-old man from Burnaby died in the crash. The three passengers, aged between 20 to 24, remain in serious, life-threatening condition in hospital.

VANCOUVER - One person has been killed and three others have been injured in a crash near downtown Vancouver.

The incident happened at around 3 a.m. at the east end of the Dunsmuir Viaduct, a raised, one-way stretch of road carrying traffic from east Vancouver into the downtown core.

One car has flipped on its roof, spreading debris across the two-lane viaduct and closing the busy commuter link for several hours.

Vancouver Police have not confirmed witness reports that street racing may have played a part in the crash, but a police spokesman is heading to the scene.

Residents living along Prior Street, which leads to the viaduct, have been urging the city to impose measures to slow down traffic in the neighbourhood.

They also fear the city's plans to demolish the Dunsmuir and Georgia viaducts will channel even more traffic onto Prior Street, and they say the latest proposals due to be considered by council fail to address their traffic concerns. (CKNW, News1130)